Ash-tray.



I. H. ASTRUCK.

ASH TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. n. 1915.

1,220,167. Patented Mar. 27,1917.

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JOHN H. ASTRUGK, NEW YORK, N. Y.

ASH-TRAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2'7, 1917.

Application filed January 11, 1916. Serial No. 71,413.

To all 'wlwmit-may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. AsTRUoK,

a citizen of the United States,:and a resident of New York city, in thecounty and "State of New York, have invented certain cigars orcigarettes upon the rim of the tray.

Inthe accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view-of an ash tray, embodying my invention;

Fig.2,aplan;

Fig. 3, a section on-line 33, Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a section on line M Fig.2; v Fig. 5, a section on line 55 Fig. 2, and Fig. 6, a detail of partof the match box holding shoulder.

'The body of the ash tray comprises a bowl preferably formed of vitreousor ceramic material and of circular or other configuration. It has awall 1 of such thickness, as to form-a horizontal rim 2 of suchconsiderable width as to constitute a -rest for a cigar. Into this rim,are sunk, a plurality of grooves or -rests 3 and 4, which serve for theaccommodation ofcigars or cigarettes. These grooves are so formed that'they'do not cross the wall radially or alonga minimum length of path,but that they traverse the wall on a diagonal so that their length issomewhat greater than the thickness of the-wall while furthermore theyarious grooves traverse the rim in dilferent oblique directions. Inthis way, the

- length. and consequently the security of. the

the tray.

more increases in depth from its outer toward its inner end, to impart acorresponding tilt to the cigar, and prevent the same from being readilyknocked off.

In order to secure a match box to the tray, wall 1 is provided with apair of opposed notches 5, that form between them, a projection or'shoulder 6 which is integral with wall 1, and is sunk flush or below therim thereof, so that it presents no unsightly eminence and is not liableto be injured. Over shoulder 6 is adapted to be projected, a casing 7which is designed to encompass a match box of conventional construction.

' Casing 7, is provided with a pair of resilient -end lugs 8 which arereceived ,by corresponding recesses 9, formed in the ends of shoulder 6.These lugs are furnished with bulges or protuberances 10, while recesses9 have sockets 11 adapted to receive the same. Thus by slipping thecasing over shoulder 6, lugs 8 will spring into recesses 9, whileprotuberances 10 will be projected into sockets 11, thus securelyholding the casing to the tray. When the match box is next slipped intothe casing, and over shoulder 6, its outer member will be projected overthe lugs, so as to tighten the hold of the lugs on the shoulder, and tothus lock the casing to I claim:

1. An ash tray comprising a bowl hav-' ing a rim of a thicknesssuflicient to constitute a cigar rest, and a plurality of diagonallydisposed grooves sunk into. said rim and traversing the same indifierent oblique directions.

2. An ash tray comprising a bowl having a horizontal rim of a thicknesssuificient to constitute a cigar rest, and a groovesunk into said rimand increasing in depth from its outer end toward its inner end, wherebya corresponding tilt is imparted to the cigar supported within saidgroove.

. JOHN H. ASTRUCK.

